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Learning and Literature: Our COE Summer Reading List
Folks throughout the College of Education are passionate about learning and literature. We asked faculty, staff and students to recommend books that influenced the way they thought about education and the way we learn. Choose one of the titles below and prepare for some inspiration!

O’Reilly paper wins 2014 Editor’s Award
A paper by Mark O'Reilly, Professor of Special Education and colleagues from four different countries has won the 2014 Editor's Award for the journal Augmentative and Alternative Communication.

New Tobacco Cessation Protocol Could Save Texas Millions of Dollars
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin has partnered with Baylor Scott & White Health and the Department of State Health Services to launch the first of multiple trainings that introduce physicians to eTobacco, a newly designed tobacco cessation protocol that connects a patient’s electronic medical records with a state-funded tobacco cessation program called Quitline.

Smoking Ban Reduces College Student Cigarette Use
AUSTIN, Texas — Since September 2005, the city of Austin has enforced an ordinance that prohibits smoking indoors at most public businesses and places of work. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have determined the ban correlates with an appreciable decrease in cigarette usage by UT students.

High School Interventions Critical for Teens with Autism
AUSTIN, Texas — Schools are serving more students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) than ever before. Early detection and interventions are proven paths to success, but programs designed to help students with ASD often concentrate on providing early intervention. By the time a young adult with ASD faces high school graduation, he or she may have gone years without interventions to prepare for a transition, like entry in to the job market or college.

Lloyd Berg, CP Alumnus, Named Academy of Clinical Health Psychology President
AUSTIN, Texas – Dr. Lloyd Berg, an alumnus of The University of Texas at Austin Counseling Psychology program, has been named President of the American Academy of Clinical Health Psychology, effective January 1. His two-year term includes serving as an ex officio Officer of the American Board of Clinical Health Psychology.

Top Graduate Students Awarded Research Grants
AUSTIN, Texas — The College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin has announced the 2014-2015 recipients of its Graduate Student Research Awards Program. Funding provides students with up to $2,000, and is meant to support in-progress and future research-related expenditures.